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June 13, 2019
Getting the Feel of It
Resonate Global Mission missionaries Dawn and Eugene Michelson recently returned to North America after serving for 32 years among the Fulani in West Africa. After visiting churches who partnered with them in mission, they will officially retire in August 2019. Here is a reflection from Dawn on her experience returning to North America after serving abroad as a missionary.
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June 10, 2019
Leadership Lessons in a Cemetery
“[God] wants to bring the good news to every people and bring hope and love to everyone,” said Carl, a student in Resonate missionary Stan Kruis’s church-planting class at Asia Theological Seminary in the Philippines.

That’s why Carl and his classmates spent a day at a church plant in a cemetery.
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June 7, 2019
How Important Is a Church?
“There are three main reasons families leave LCC International University,” said the guy interviewing us.

“One: They get tired of fundraising. If they don’t maintain a clear vision of the value of LCC’s mission and the importance of a support network to their ministry in this spiritually difficult place, they lose the motivation to play the double role of full-time professor and full-time fundraiser.
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June 6, 2019
What Does It Mean to Be Faithfully Present on University Campuses?
Campus ministers and student leaders from throughout Canada and the United States gathered May 28-30 at Loyola University in Chicago, Ill., for the Christian Reformed Campus Ministry Association (CRCMA) conference.

There, they wrestled with questions surrounding diversity, gender, sexuality, and power within relationships so they can better share their faith with all students.
Campus Ministry in a Changing Culture
“Universities have changed. Culture has changed,” said Mark Wallace, Resonate Global Mission’s campus ministry leader.
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June 3, 2019
New Belief
God heard your prayers to open eyes of faith.
“I just don’t believe that Jesus is God,” said Asad.*

Asad sat in Resonate Global Mission missionary Ray De Lange’s car, looking out the windshield at the church in front of him but not really seeing it. He was lost in thought. After immigrating to Canada from the Middle East, Asad and his wife were curious about Christianity. They began attending church and a class for seekers and new believers that Ray leads.
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May 28, 2019
Raising Up Local Leaders in Detroit
“I came into ministry in an unconventional fashion. It was God,” said Josh Cook.

Josh is the perfect person to lead Resonate partner Hesed Community Church in Detroit, Michigan.
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May 24, 2019
Renewing Marriages in Mexico
Sometimes marriage struggles are not evident in daily life. Pastor Israel and his wife, Elizabeth, thought their marriage was healthy—but they weren’t always honest with each other.

They acted differently as a married couple at church than they did at home. Church was a stage where they were polite and respectful. But at home, behind the scenes, they were blunt and would often bicker. Their children noticed.

When Resonate Global Mission missionaries Abe and Elaine Lee invited Israel and Elizabeth to participate in a marriage seminar, the couple opened up.
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May 22, 2019
A Providential Pairing
At first glance, sixth-grader Michael* and first-grader James* seem like an odd pair—but their friendship has taken on a greater purpose.
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May 22, 2019
Students Launch a Campus Movement to Care for Creation
Students at LCC International University, a Resonate Global Mission partner in Lithuania, are launching a movement on campus to care for creation.
The Importance of Caring for Creation
When Nastia Synhaivska, a recent graduate of LCC, spent a summer in the United States working in a hotel, she was overwhelmed by the amount of wasted resources. Hallway and lobby lights never switched off; loads of towels and sheets were sent off for wash every day; and dumpsters were filled with plastic wrapping.
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May 17, 2019
Partnering for More in the Dominican Republic
For many children in the developing world, going to school is an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that has trapped their families for decades.

Thanks to Resonate Global Mission partner Sinergia in the Dominican Republic, school was not only an opportunity for children Elvin and Kelvin to create a better life for themselves—school gave their mom hope, too.
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